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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2025
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trishhartuk25.1 Ash's Task: Boss Level
Option 1-Until Dawn. Pick a book off of one of these lists: Wendigo, Time Loops, Trapped or Stranded.
Acceptance, Jeff VanderMeer
Read the kindle edition. Top PB: here (341pg)
Trapped or Stranded list, page 1, #89
Option 4-Sims 4. For this task read a book where the page number consists of at least two of the numbers 0,1,3, or 5.
A Murder for the Books, Victoria Gilbert
Read the kindle edition. I’m including the links to both the top MMPB and the Top PB, as I’m not sure which is relevant but both include 3 & 5 in the page count.
Top MMPB: here (359pg)
Top PB: here (352pg)
Points this Task: 25
Books Read: 2
Total Points: 320
Tasks Completed: 20
Golden Oldie Tickets: 1
TessaVanessaChallenge 10.8 Summer Lovin'
Read a book set in, first published or about the 1960's.
All the Children Are Home by Patry Francis
The book was set primarily in the 1960s.
Points this post: 10
Total points: 930/975
Task completed: 53/56
Bookwrm526Task #15.5 Land of Dragons
Read a book with a single author with all initials found in Komodo OR Dragon OR Lizard. I chose KOMODO and read Blessed Water by Margot Douaihy.
Total points so far: 535
30.2 Katrisa's Task: Wrapped in PlasticOption 2 - The Bookhouse Boys
Read a book with one or more conifer trees or a sword on the cover (the hilt of the sword must be visible. No knives or daggers).
Le ravisseur by Paula Quinn
Option 4 - BOB
Read a book from this list of books about Demonic Possession.
Les Incandescentes by C.J. Tudor
Demonic Possession Books page 3 (The Burning Girls)
Points this Post: 30
Total Points: 350
20.3 Review Raffle: Kelly L's Task - Celebrating PrideOption 2: title contains a 4+ letter word made from: STONEWALL UPRISING
Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle by Dorothy Gilman
☀️ triangle - T in stonewall; RI in uprising; AN in stonewall; G in uprising; LE in stonewall
Points this Post: 20
Total Points: 240
5.5 Summer SolsticeRead a book where the first letter of each word in the title (subtitle words excluded) from the phrase "Summer Solstice".
The Moustache by Emmanuel Carrère
Task Total: 5
Season Total: 360
Total BB: 1
Total IAF: 6
5.1; 5.2; ...; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; ...; 5.8; 5.9;
10.2; ...; 10.4; ...; 10.6; 10.7
15.5; 15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; ...; 20.6
25.4; 25.5
25.2 - Robin P's Task: Enjoying Summer - Not!Option 3 - Mosquitos! : Read a book whose author has first and last initials made up of these letters. That is, the author initials are AA, AB, AO, BA, BB, BO, OA, OB, or OO.
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (nonfiction)**
Option 4 - Off Season : Read a book from the first 25 pages of one of these lists Winter Books
A Winter Book by Tove Jansson
Page 5
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 385
IAF this Post: 1
Total BB: 1
Total IAF: 7
5.1; 5.2; ...; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; ...; 5.8; 5.9;
10.2; ...; 10.4; ...; 10.6; 10.7
15.5; 15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; ...; 20.6
25.2; ...; 25.4; 25.5
JUKKA20.2 Rookie at the Top: Coffeegirl's Task - Favorite things about Books
Option 2: Book with word in title made from the letters in BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS.
Dice Men: The Origin Story of Games Workshop by Ian Livingstone & Steve Jackson. This is also a nonfiction title so claiming It's a Fact.
Total Points: 290/1000
Total Books Read: 26
Tasks Completed: 23/57
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 3
Christine V10.1 Walking On Sunshine
Read a book whose title (subtitles are excluded) includes a word of 4 or letters made from the phrase "Walking On Sunshine"
Alien Clay
Target word: Alien
Points this post: 10
Total points: 180
Tasks completed: 9
Books read: 11
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 2
Christine V20.7 Shorter is Sweeter: Karen Michele's Task - I Wonder
Option 3: Read a book that has won the Hugo Award for science fiction.
The Gods Themselves
Points this post: 20
Total points: 200
Tasks completed: 10
Books read: 12
Golden Oldies: 0
Big Books: 500=1, 750=0, 1000=0 (Total BB tickets=1)
It's A Fact: 2
Theresa20.1 - Most Improved – Erica H’s Task: Organized Procrastinator
Option 2 - Read a book with a word of 5 or more letters in the title spelled from PROJECT FINISH RESISTANCE. Letters may be used only as often as they appear.
Word = Project
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Points this post - 20
Total points - 20
Theresa20.3 Review Raffle: Kelly L's Task - Celebrating Pride
Option 2 - Read a book with a title or subtitle that contains a 4+ letter word made from one of two phrases: STONEWALL UPRISING or PRIDE PARADE.
SURGE - STONEWALL UPRISING
Surge by Donna Elliott
Points this post - 20
Total points - 40
FLY Task #20.5 Bigger is Better: Kathy KS's Task - Light Up My World, Scarlett!
+GO ticket
task: Option 4 - MPG: Suspense, Thriller, or Fantasy
book: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: MPG Thriller
other:
**Claiming GO ticket for First published December 1, 1893
Points this post: 20
Total points: 730
Tasks completed: 41/56
BB: 10 / GO: 6 + 1 = 7 / IAF: 3
MEGSCL30.5 Delicious Dee 's Task: Classic Science-Fiction: HG Wells
Option 3 - H.G. Wells was born 21 September 1866 and died 13 August 1946. Read a book that was first published between those dates.
Jamaica Inn
**golden oldie ticket - published 1936 **
Option 5 - set in great britain
(first line of blurb mentions they are on “a tour of England”)
After Story
TOTAL: 265 points
TICKETS: 5 IAF, 4 BB, 1 GO
30.10 Amy FL’s task: Return of a FavoriteOption 1: Read a book with one of these words from the series in the title: I used the word NIGHT
Night Moves
Option 3:Read a book written using a pseudonym. The pseudonym must be a single author,
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher T. Kingfisher is the pen-name of Ursula Vernon.
New Points: 30
Total Points: 400
BB: 1
GO: 5
IaF: 3
Mai10.8 Summer Lovin'
Read a book first published in the 1960's
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 295
Tasks Completed: 19
Books Read: 23
NF Tickets: 3
EMurphy30.7 Cat's Task: Books of Europe
Option 1: Set in one or more countries in Europe except the UK One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
*Set in Italy
Option 2: Written by an author born in a country in Europe except the UK The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
*Author born in Spain
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 0
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 255
Books Read: 17
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 3
Tasks Completed: 12
5.3 Women's RightsRead a Non-Fiction book with a MPG genre of womens, gender, or feminism.
I'm Afraid of Men
(This is my one page exception for a book under 100 pages)
***Claiming an It's a Fact ticket for non-Fiction***
New Points: 5
Total Points:405
BB: 1
Go: 5
IaF: 4
JUKKA10.9 Fly Me To The Moon
Book with MPG Space.
Descender, Vol. 3: Singularities by Jeff Lemire.
Total Points: 300/1000
Total Books Read: 27
Tasks Completed: 24/57
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 0
It's a Fact Total: 3
EMurphy30.6 Kmaried's Task: Catching Up On Series
Option 1: Current last book in a series of at least 3 books Exiles by Jane Harper
*3rd and last book of Aaron Falk series
Option 3: #3 or above but not the last in the series Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
*Hercule Poirot #14; more than 40 in the series
**Golden Oldies Ticket - Published in 1936
This Task:
Points: 30
Books Read: 2
GO Ticket: 1
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 0
Total:
Points: 285
Books Read: 19
GO Ticket: 2
BB Ticket: 0
IAF Ticket: 3
Tasks Completed: 13
Jasmiina F20.2 Rookie at the Top: Coffeegirl's Task - Favorite things about Books:
Option 1: Read a book by a single author where all the author's initials can be found in BOOK CLUB: Erehdys by Leena Krohn.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 60
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
Jasmiina F20.9 Moderator's Pet: Trishhartuk's Task - Crater Lake:
Option 3: Read a book first published between May and October (inclusive) of any year from 1996-onwards: Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher.
Published October 5, 2004.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 80
Golden Oldies this post:
Total Golden Oldies:
Big Book Tickets this post:
Total Big Book Tickets:
BBooks - 500+:
BBooks - 750+:
BBooks - 1000+:
TessaVanessaChallenge 5.10 Picnic Time
Read a book of your choice that meets SRC rules.
Beyond Reason by Molly Black
Points this post: 5
Total points: 935/975
Task completed: 54/56
Bookwrm526Task #20.7 - I Wonder
Option B: Read a memoir that includes the childhood of the author. I read Unbought And Unbossed by Shirley Chisholm.
Total points so far: 555
CathyG30.10 Amy FL’s task: Return of a Favorite
This is a two book task. Choose two different options and read one book for each option.
Required: State the option
Option 3: The Author
Read a book written using a pseudonym. The pseudonym must be a single author
Required: If the pseudonym is not listed on on the Goodreads author page, provide a reference.
Who Will Remember by C.S. Harris
Option 4: The Characters
Read a book by an author who shares a first or last name with one of the recurring characters in the Prey series. The name must match exactly but can appear in any position.
Lucas Davenport, Jennifer Carey, Weather Karkinnen, Virgil Flowers, Del Capslock, Harrison Sloan, Letty Davenport, Rose Marie Roux (Rose or Marie work), Marcy Sherrill, Elle Kruger
Required: State the character’s name Jennifer
A Soupçon of Poison: Kat Holloway Victorian Mysteries by Jennifer Ashley
Points this post - 30
Total points - 105
CathyG30. 9 Nick KY’s Task: Uluru – National Parks of Australia.
This is a two book task. Choose two different options and read one book for each option.
REQUIRED:State the Options.
Opt. 1. Read a book with at least 3 U's in the title/subtitle.
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Opt. 2. Read a book with a word of at least four letters in the title/subtitle/author’s name from the phrase ULURU KATA TJUTA NICK KY.
Required: State the word track-
Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr
Points this post - 30
Total points - 135
CathyG30.8 MAZZA1's Task: Gregorian Games
This task is related to the months of the Summer challenge – June, July and August .
This is a two-book task. Choose two different options and read on book for each option.
No children's books allowed.
Each book must be a minimum of 250 pages.
Required: State the options.
Option 3
Read a book whose SINGLE author's first and last initials (middle can be ignored) in August.
The Enemy by Sarah Adams
304 pp
Option 4
Read a book that is # 6,7 or 8 in a series. The number must be shown in greyscale next to or above the name in Goodreads.
Butt-dialing the Billionaire by Annika Martin
402 pp
Points this post- 30
Total points - 165
CathyG30.7 Cat's Task: Books of Europe
This is a two book task, Choose two different options and read one book for each option
Required: state the option.
Option 1: Two Book Option (no page count requirement)
Book 1: Read a book that is set (at least 70%) in one or more countries in Europe, or is about one or more countries in Europe (if Non-Fiction), but is NOT United Kingdom Required: If the setting is not evident from the Goodreads main page, provide a reference set in Sweden
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Book 2: Read a book that is written by an author born in a country in Europe, excluding UK. Required: If the birthplace is not evident from the Goodreads author information, provide a reference Irish author
The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
Points this post- 30
Total points - 195
Bookwrm526Task #50.1 - The Summer My Boys Got Married
Book 1, Option A: Read a book with a word of 3 or more letters made from the letters of “Pittsburgh Wedding Cookie Table”. I made the word WITH (WI in wedding, TH in pittsburgh) and read Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ (260p).
Book 2, Option B: Read a book set at least 50% in one or combination of the places listed above. I chose COLORADO and read A Guide to Solving A Murder: A Finn and Briar Cozy Mystery Book #1 by Courtney McFarlin (192p). (FIRST PUB'D January 11, 2025).
Book 3, Option A: Read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in “Mother of the Grooms.” I read My Good Bright Wolf: A Memoir by Sarah Moss (SM in grooMS) (320p).
260+192+320 = 772p
Total points so far: 605
CathyG5.9 Sand Time!
Read a book with a stand alone word of at least four letters in the title (subtitles excluded), that can be made from the phrase GREAT SAND DUNES.
Letters can only be used as often as they appear.
Required: State the word. under
Under the Mistletoe with Me by Kristen Proby
Using as my 80-100 page 5 point task
Points this post- 5
Total points - 200
5.9 Sand Time!Read a book with a stand alone word of at least four letters in the title (subtitles excluded), that can be made from the phrase GREAT SAND DUNES.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (GARDEN)
IL: MG BL: 6.3 AR pts: 13.0
Claiming 1 GO ticket (Pub. 1911)
Points this post: 5
Total points: 190
IAF: 2
BB: 1
GO: 1
Slideshell10.10 Radioactive, Radioactive
Read a book with MPG Post-Apocalyptic
The Last Murder at the End of the World
New Points: 10
Tasks Completed: 44
Total Points: 785
BIG BOOK: 4
GOLDEN OLDIES: 0
IT'S A FACT: 0
Slideshell30.3 Susan A's Task: Exploring MPGs
Choose 2 of the MPGs listed and read 1 book for each:
MPG Survival
MPG Maritime
MPG Geology
MPG Medieval
MPG Adventure
MPG Post Apocalyptic
Book 1 - MPG Adventure
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
Book 2 - MPG Survival
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
Required: State the MPG: Adventure and Survial
*claiming one It's A Fact ticket*
New Points: 30
Tasks Completed: 45
Total Points: 815
BIG BOOK: 4
GOLDEN OLDIES: 0
IT'S A FACT: 1
Slideshell50.1 - Lisa MD: The Summer My Boys Got Married
Book 1: Greg’s June Wedding
Option A: Read a book with a word of 3 or more letters made from the letters of “Pittsburgh Wedding Cookie Table”
The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy
Required: State the word and which phrase you used: URGE - pittsbURGh wEdding cookie table
Book 2: Eric’s August Wedding
Option B: Read a book set at least 50% in one or combination of the places listed: Colorado, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida, California, North Carolina, New Jersey, Montana, and Germany
The Co-op
Required: If not obvious from the GR description, then provide a reference.: set in Santa Cruz, California
Book 3: Mother of the Grooms
Option A: Read a book whose author’s first and last initial can be found in “Mother of the Grooms.”
Rules for Ruin
New Points: 50
Tasks Completed: 46
Total Points: 865
BIG BOOK: 4
GOLDEN OLDIES: 0
IT'S A FACT: 1
25.1 - Ash's Task: Boss LevelOption 3-Minecraft: For this option read a book with a 4 or more letter word in the title that can be made up of letters in "creepers have no respect".
Human Acts by Han Kang
Acts
Option 4-Sims 4: For this task read a book where the page number consists of at least two of the numbers 0,1,3, or 5.
Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes by Chantha Nguon
304 pages
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes (nonfiction)**
Task Total: 25
Season Total: 410
IAF this Post: 1
Total BB: 1
Total IAF: 8
5.1; 5.2; ...; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; ...; 5.8; 5.9;
10.2; ...; 10.4; ...; 10.6; 10.7
15.5; 15.6; 15.7; ...; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; ...; 20.6
25.1; 25.2; ...; 25.4; 25.5
JEN B50.1 - Lisa MD: The Summer My Boys Got Married
Book 1: Greg’s June Wedding
Option A:
Read a book with a word of 3 or more letters made from the letters of “Pittsburgh Wedding Cookie Table” or “Smith Island Cake.”
The Teacher by Freida McFadden (379 pages)
Word = TEACHER in pitTsbuRgHwEddingCookiEtAble
Book 2: Eric’s August Wedding
Option B: Guests will be traveling to the wedding from: Colorado, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida, California, North Carolina, New Jersey, Montana, and Germany.
Read a book set at least 50% in one or combination of the places listed above.
Happy Wife by Meredith Lavender & Kendall Shores (320 pages)
This book takes place in Florida. Per the description, "this twisty, unputdownable novel set in an ultrawealthy Florida community where looks can kill"
This book was published in 2025
Book 3: Mother of the Grooms
Option B: Since I am the mother of two boys with not one, but two weddings over the summer, read a book whose title contains a plural word.
168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam (272 pages)
Plural Word = HOURS
TOTAL PAGES: 379+320+272 = 971 pages > 750 pages
TOTAL POINTS: 425
15.3 Quantity or SizeBk 1 - set in Australia
Flying Too High
Bk 2 - read a book with title with 6+ words excluding subtitles OR 12+ more words including the subtitle
Full Speed to a Crash Landing
Points: 15
Total/challenge: 565
15.4 Beauty in Words - chose 1 book option that meets both criteriaBook 1: Read a book whose title (subtitles are excluded) contains a 4 or more letter word from one of the poems on the web page.
Words must be stand alone and match exact.
Required State the word
and
Book 2: Read a book with an author that shares either a name or initials with one of the poets on this website.
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Life - Word is in the poem Remember by Joy Harjo
"You are evidence of her life, and her mother’s, and hers."
Author Emily Henry matches poet Emily Dickinson
Points: 15
Total/challenge: 580
30.1 Great Yellowstone - 1 book must be debutOpt 2 - read a book with MPG Romance
Every Summer After
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Romance and for Debut Novel (2022)
Opt 3 - Read a book with a cover featuring at least 5 different colors according to Tineye Red, blue, purple/violet, green, yellow, orange, pink, brown, gray
76.4 % #f0eeed White
4.9 % #393533 Grey 1
4.7 % #d05c63 Red 2
4.2 % #54a3a8 Blue 3
3.1 % #dbd040 Yellow 4
2.5 % #c03227 Red
1.7 % #688bb9 Blue
1.3 % #8b3e8d Violet 5
0.7 % #7d6940 Brown 6
0.3 % #4f853c Green 7 colors
Point: 30
Total/challenge: 610
Mod
Read a book where the MC is an active performance artist or performing arts is central to the story
Till There Was You by Lindsay Hameroff / one of the main characters is a musician who becomes a pop star
Points this post: 10
Total points: 670
Mod
Read a book set in, first published or about the 1960's
Wayward Girls by Susan Wiggs / set in 1960's
Points this post: 10
Total points: 680
Mod
Both found using this site from task: https://national-parks.org/
Book 1- Using the North American parks, read a book whose title (subtitles are excluded) contains a word from the name one of the parks.
Midnight Dunes by Laura Griffin / DUNES from Park: Great Sand Dunes NP - United States/Colorado
Book 2- Using the Europe parks, read a book whose title (subtitles are excluded) contains all the letters of the complete name of one parks.
The Grump Next Door by Brighton Walsh / contains all letters 'EXMOOR" from Park: Exmoor NP - United Kingdom
Points this post: 15
Total points: 695
Mod
Read a book where a shipwreck or someone who stranded in the ocean or on an island is essential to the story.
A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst / stranded in the ocean essential to story
Points this post: 15
Total points: 710
ROBIN P5.5 Summer Solstice
1st letter of each word in title found in phrase
Marriage of Mercy
Points this post: 5
Total points: 695
BB:3 GO: 2 IAF: 6
Kathy KS30.4 TessaVanessa's Task: A Year of Travels
Option 3: Niagara Falls
Read a book with a single author’s first and last initial that can be found in NIAGARA FALLS.
Starfree Port by Randolph Lalonde
RL=niagaRa faLls
pb-200 p. (no mmpb) See below.
I read this as part of an Kindle omnibus: Spinward Fringe Broadcast 0, p. 324-664. This omnibus includes First Light Chronicles #1-3; and was originally published (per verso of title page) as The First Light Chronicles Omnibus.
Option 4: Newfoundland
Read a book with an MPG Health or MPG Animals
Shady Hollow by Juneau Black
MPG=Animals
Approved not kids- message 368: by JennRenee, Moderator
I listened to an audiobook; pb-222 p. (no mmpb)
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Points for this task: 30
Total points : 435
Tasks completed: 20/56
Big Book tickets for this task: 0
Big Book tickets total: 0
Golden Oldies tickets for this task: 0
Golden Oldies tickets total: 2
It's a Fact tickets for this task: 0
It's a Fact tickets total: 5
FLY Task #20.4 Golden Oldies: Kai's Task - London Adventure
task: Option 5- MPG of Historical, Romance, or Historical Romance
book: Once Upon Nantucket
(my version is audio, first MMPB here)
how it fits: MPG Romance
Points this post: 20
Total points: 750
Tasks completed: 42/56
BB: 10 / GO: 7 / IAF: 3
Slideshell25.3 - Shemac's task: Celebrating the end of WW2
Book 1: Option 2
Read a book that has MPG World War II
A Resistance of Witches
Book 2: Option 3
Read a book that was first published between these dates (inclusive): 22nd September, 1939-23rd June, 1958
4:50 from Paddington
New Points: 25
Tasks Completed: 47
Total Points: 890
BIG BOOK: 4
GOLDEN OLDIES: 0
IT'S A FACT: 1
Deborah5.8 Name Game
Read a book with an author who shares a first name initial with any letter in your Readerboard name.
Letter B (deBorah)
Saga, Volume 7 by Brian K. Vaughan
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 315
Books Read: 23
Tasks Done: 17
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50.1 - Lisa MD: The Summer My Boys Got Married
Book 1 Option A: book with a word of 3 or more letters made from the letters of Smith Island Cake (SILENT)
Silent Is the Heart by Dianna Roman (published 2025)
Book 2 Option A: Book whose cover shows the night sky with visible stars
Book 3 Option B: Book whose title contains a plural word
The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian
Points this post: 50
Total points: 640